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Neonicotinoid Pesticides Have Caused A Huge Surge in the Toxicity of U.S. Agriculture

Climate, Food, Health, News / September 19, 2019

“Pesticide companies have a great deal of power in Washington, D.C.,” says Klein. Neonicotinoid Pesticides Have Caused A Huge Surge in the Toxicity of U.S. Agriculture An initiative of the Center for Biological Diversity U.S. agriculture is now 48 times more toxic for insects than it was just 20 years ago, due largely to the …

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Trump Administration Lifts Ban On GMOs, Bee-Killing Chemicals In Wildlife Refuges

Climate, Health, News, Resources / August 3, 2018

“Industrial agriculture has no place on public lands dedicated to conservation of biological diversity and the protection of our most vulnerable species, including pollinators like bumblebees and monarch butterflies,” she said. Trump Administration Lifts Ban On GMOs, Bee-Killing Chemicals In Wildlife Refuges The Defenders of Wildlife CEO called the decision to scrap the Obama-era policy …

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